

The Sweet Hereafter
There is no such thing as the simple truth.
Genres
Overview
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.
Details
Budget
$5000000
Revenue
$7951247
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1997-09-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
407
Vote Average
6.893
Ian Holm
Mitchell Stephens
Sarah Polley
Nicole Burnell
Tom McCamus
Sam Burnell
Gabrielle Rose
Dolores Driscoll
Alberta Watson
Risa Walker
Caerthan Banks
Zoe Stephens
Maury Chaykin
Wendell Walker
Stephanie Morgenstern
Allison
Bruce Greenwood
Billy Ansel
Arsinée Khanjian
Wanda Otto
Earl Pastko
Hartley Otto
Simon Baker
Bear
Kirsten Kieferle
Stewardess
David Hemblen
Abbott Driscoll
Sarah Rosen Fruitman
Jessica Ansel
Marc Donato
Mason Ansel
Devon Finn
Sean Walker
Fides Krucker
Klara Stephens
Magdalena Sokolowski
Young Zoe
James D. Watts
Young Mitchell
Brooke Johnson
Mary Burnell
Allegra Denton
Jenny
Peter Donaldson
Schwartz
Russell Banks
Dr. Robeson
Mychael Danna
Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)
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